The Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter: Does It Work?
The Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter is the newest rage in home vegetable gardening. It promises to grow plentiful tomatoes in an upside down planter. It makes it very easy to pick the tomatoes, offers less bug problems, and almost no chance of the plant collapsing under the heavy strain of producing tomatoes but does it really live up to the promises that it makes?
The Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter: the pros and cons
Pros– You will no longer have to worry about your plants stalk breaking because of your tomatoes being to heavy.
Cons– The cons are that just because it hangs upside down does not mean that the branches will not get tangled up.
Pros- - It will give you much more free space in your yard because your tomato plants will be up in the air.
Cons — The Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter gets very heavy with all of the dirt and water so you need to make sure you have somewhere to hang it that has very good support.
Another thing to look at is because the dirt is not in the ground you will need to water it much more frequently, about two times a day.
Pros– It is very easy to harvest the tomatoes. You will not have to dig through the vines on your hands and knees and you can walk all the way around the tomato plant to gather your tomatoes.
Cons– Because the tomato plants are not grown the traditional way, the dirt can get very hot. To avoid cooking the roots put aluminum foil around the planter to reflect some of the sunlight.
Pros– Watering the tomato plants in the Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter is very easy. Make sure that you are running water through the planter until the water runs clear at least once a week so that you can get the stale water out of the sponges and you don’t get mold on the roots.
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